Climate change & energy
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Forging pro-poor collectives helps sustain Africa tropical dry forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 July, 2013) – Formal collective action can improve the livelihoods of rural smallholders and encourage sustainable production…
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Carbon research in Zambia forests to help build REDD+ strategy
LUSAKA, Zambia (16 July, 2013) — Changing rainfall patterns, diminishing water supply, poor soil quality and disappearing tree species are…
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Good governance is “critical” to engage the private sector in REDD+
JAKARTA, Indonesia (16 July, 2013) – As the pressing need for private sector finance to help support REDD+ becomes clear,…
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New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 July 2013) – A new tool designed to evaluate the impact of swidden on forest degradation could…
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Green economy would highlight full value of forests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (10 July, 2013) – As more developing countries plan to make the transition to a green economy—defined as…
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Information flow is vital for ecosystem-based adaptation – expert
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (8 July 2013) – Identifying organizations that can bridge gaps in knowledge is an important step…
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Interactive web map makes facts behind Sumatra fires transparent
BOGOR, Indonesia — A new online mapping tool designed to reveal the impact of forest fires burning throughout the Indonesian…
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Q&A on fires and haze in Southeast Asia
BOGOR, Indonesia — Fires in forests and former forest lands occur in Indonesia in the dry season every year, particularly…
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Landscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
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Bonn climate talks tackle emissions verification stumbling block
BONN, Germany (24 June, 2013) – Negotiators at Bonn climate talks have whittled away at controversial policy details related to…
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Q+A: How do local forest communities in the Amazon feel about REDD+?
KITAFUJI, Japan (21 June 2013) – Relatively little is known about how local forest people feel about schemes to reduce…
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REDD+ emissions verification could lead to results-based aid financing
BONN, Germany (20 June, 2013) – Concerns among developing countries about REDD+ “aid conditionality” — development aid payouts made based…
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Q&A: ‘Traditional forest knowledge is not folklore, but a resource for change’
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (12 June 2013)_Researchers and policymakers have a lot to learn in designing and implementing climate change…
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From words to impacts: The research behind Cameroon’s sustainable palm oil policy
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (12 June, 2013)_They had hoped to incite debate. Instead, the authors of a report on oil palm development…
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